Emmerdale Stars Chelsea Halfpenny and James Baxter Are Engaged! See the Gorgeous Ring
The soap couple's former Emmerdale co-stars have been quick to congratulate them on their engagement - find out what they said and get a peek of the beautiful ring that James gave to Chelsea!
Former Emmerdale stars Chelsea Halfpenny and James Baxter announced they are officially engaged, two years after they started dating.
Chelsea took to Instagram on Sunday to share an ecstatic photo of the couple, with the caption: "He liked it so he went and put a friggin ring on it!!!!!!!!
"Obv changed his name to ‘FIANCÈ [green heart]' immediately on my phone. Also congrats to my 14-year-old self on managing to get the boy with the spikey hair that she fancied so much."
The couple share huge grins on their faces in the photos, while Chelsea flashes a gorgeous gold and emerald ring alongside a glass of Champagne.
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Chelsea, 29, became famous for her role as Amy Wyatt in the ITV soap from 2010 to 2013, before going on to star in Casualty.
James, 30, appeared on Emmerdale too - although the pair didn't overlap - when he played Jake Doland from 2007 to 2009.
They sent Emmerdale fans into a spin back in October 2019 when they announced their relationship on Instagram with a cute picture of them on the beach.
Their former Emmerdale co-stars were as happy as the fans when Chelsea announced the news, with Charlie Webb (who stars as Debbie Dingle) writing, "Basically the best news of life."
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Sammy Winward, who played Katie Sugden until 2015, wrote: "The best news in life!!!! So happy for you both. The dreamiest couple and that ring!! Actual heaven xxxx".
Adam Thomas (Emmerdale's Adam Barton) added "Wahooooo", while Isabel Hodgins (Victoria Sugden) sent her heartfelt congratulations - "Oh chels!!!!!! Amazing news!!! Love you both!! Xxxx"
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Pre-empting their engagement, Chelsea wrote a gushing post on Instagram in August last year to her beau for his birthday.
"Happy 30th Birthday you beautiful human," she said. "I love you so much that I’ll make toast for us both and give you the one that looks the best.
"You are silly, you take things too far, you burp too much, and you are ridiculously thoughtful and kind and funny and I’m pretty set on being with you on the longggggg term."
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Chelsea recently starred in 9 to 5 The Musical, while James plays the role of Leroy in the BBC One series Still Open All Hours.
